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• Four rescued after boat capsizes east of Vancouver Island

  Four people were rescued near Savary Island off the east coast of Vancouver Island on Thursday evening after the vessel they were travelling in capsized.

  

• Nanaimo lawn bowler throws creative curve, turns 'bowls' into art

  Judy MacNeal has been hand-decorating used lawn bowling balls - called bowls - in her garage throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

• 'My first horse rescue': Local veterinarian helps firefighters free trapped horse in Central Saanich

  A horse, led by its owner, failed to see a deep muddy ditch through some tall grass.

  

• 'Amanda got justice': Dutch man accused in B.C. teen sextortion case found guilty on all charges

  A Dutch man accused of tormenting British Columbia teen Amanda Todd via online threats has been found guilty of all charges he faced in connection with the case, a jury ruled on Saturday.

  

• 2 North Island hospital emergency rooms closing this weekend

  Emergency departments at hospitals on northern Vancouver Island are once again closing due to limited staffing availability this weekend.

• Raw dog food sold in B.C. recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

  A U.S.-based pet food company is recalling a raw, frozen dog food product that was sold in B.C. because of possible Listeria contamination.

• B.C. man's constitutional challenge to property tax law rejected

  The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected an unusual constitutional challenge that sought to invalidate the law that governs the assessment of property values in the province.

• Amanda Todd's mother highlights impact of 'sextortion', as jury deliberates

  The mother of Amanda Todd hopes her daughter's case brings increased awareness of the devastating impacts of "sextortion," as a jury in the trial of a Dutch man accused of blackmailing the British Columbia teenager begins its first full day of deliberations.

• Man claims FortisBC line misplaced on map, still must pay for damaging it

  A homeowner who accidentally struck a FortisBC gas line with an excavator has been ordered to pay for the repairs, despite arguing he had received an erroneous map of the line's location.

• Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic's online shift, as experts raise alarm

  The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called 'sextortion scams,' new data from Statistics Canada suggests.

• Long COVID symptoms persist in as many as 1 in 8 adult patients: study

  A new Dutch study has found as many as one in eight adults exposed to COVID-19 will develop long-term symptoms.

• Saanich police officer released from hospital 5 weeks after bank shooting

  A police officer was released from a Victoria hospital on Friday, more than five weeks after he was seriously injured in a shootout with two gunmen at a bank in Saanich, B.C.

• 'I want her to be happy': Victoria cat owner responds to trespassing fine

  Victoria cat owner Ramon Correa says he was stunned to receive a fine from the city after a neighbour complained about his cat trespassing on their property.

• Nanaimo RCMP searching for man after knifepoint robbery

  Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., are searching for a masked man who held up a convenience store with a knife Thursday night.

• B.C. pharmacists call on province to allow them to prescribe medications amid doctor shortage

  Pharmacists are calling for the B.C. government to allow them to prescribe medication for minor ailments, especially as the province's doctor shortage continues to impact nearly a million residents.

• Top bid $112 for electric streetcar being auctioned off in Vancouver

  While the low pricetag might sound enticing for some, the streetcar does come with a few strings attached – no pun intended.